In the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the classic image of Guan Yu Guan Yunchang must be familiar to everyone, as one of the most legendary warriors in the history of the Three Kingdoms, he is known as the "Martial Saint" by the people, and he is a representative of wisdom, courage and loyalty in the book.
However, there is a saying that no one is perfect, and the same is true of Guan Yu. In addition to his own excellent martial arts, Guan Yu's other characteristic also left a deep impression, that is, his pride. Even Sun Quan who wants to come to the door to propose to him will be "" Tiger Girl An marrying a dog? And the anger and corruption of the fear shows that the person who can be appreciated by Guan Yu must not be a generalist.
Throughout the history of the Three Kingdoms, among so many heroes, there is really a famous general of the Three Kingdoms who can convince Guan Yu and appreciate it, and even willingly kneel for him after he was defeated and captured! This person was Zhang Liao, a famous general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period.
Compared with Guan Yu, Zhang Liao can be described as a young and famous, since he experienced a lot of war baptism since childhood, he has become his hometown when he was a teenager, the county official of Yanmen County, and also received the promotion of the then Assassin Shi Dingyuan and the general He Jin, and the future can be described as bright. And we look back at Guan Yu at this time, he is still hiding for the crimes committed in his hometown of Zhuo County, Youzhou in the early years.
If this script is followed, the relationship between the two will definitely become 'Zhang Liao appreciates Guan Yu'' instead of 'Guan Yu appreciates Zhang Liao''. A major reason for the identity exchange between the two people is actually summed up in four words: "The Grace of Knowing encounters".
After the Rebellion of the Ten Constant Attendants, He Jin's original subordinates were all merged into the hands of Dong Zhuo, who was "meritorious in saving the driver", and Zhang Liao was also divided into the hands of Lü Bu, the first military general of the Three Kingdoms. At this time, Guan Yu also met the two most important people in his life: Liu Bei and Zhang Fei. And it was also from this time that the fate of the two changed dramatically.
Lü Bu was a man who knew that courage and strategy were synonymous with him, and Zhang Liao would only become more and more depressed under his hands. Although Lü Bu's army once almost destroyed Cao Cao, it backfired. After several years of recuperation, Cao Cao finally joined forces with Lü Bu's subordinates Hou Cheng, Song Xian, and Wei Xu to completely defeat Lü Bu and capture him in 199 AD.
Zhang Liao also became a prisoner at this time, followed by Lü Bu's general Gao Shun and the strategist Chen Gong. However, unlike the generosity of Gao Shun and Chen Gong, Lü Bu, who was in the face of great trouble, once again showed the true colors of his three family slaves, and in order to survive, he did his best to praise the words, and expressed his willingness to saddle cao Cao before and after the horse, fortunately Liu Bei said ,'Don't you see Ding Jianyang and Dong Zhuo?' The life of this "first man of the Three Kingdoms" was completely lost.
When he saw Lü Bu's performance like this, Zhang Liao was ashamed and annoyed in his heart, he had served under such a person for such a long time! So before Lü Bu's execution, Zhang Liao only said one word, leaving Lü Bu speechless: ''Lü Bupifu!' Dead ears, what a fear! ''
Cao Cao originally had the heart to cherish talent, but it was not enough to kill Zhang Liao to make an example, and when he was hesitating, Guan Yu suddenly jumped out and knelt down to beg Cao Cao to take this person under his command, only to save Zhang Liao, and Zhang Liao also surrendered to him because he was grateful for Cao Cao's kindness. It was precisely because of Guan Yu's intercession that he not only saved Zhang Liao's life, but also helped him find the "Ming Lord" that he had been looking for.
However, why should Guan Yu help this person who does not even have a relationship with himself? In fact, this is because Guan Yu has long heard of Zhang Liao's superior ability, and he also thinks that he is a person with similar interests. Earlier, Zhang Liao had come to attack Xiao Pei on Lü Bu's orders, and Guan Yu had said to Zhang Fei at that time: 'This person's martial arts are not under you and me. Because I feel righteous and have a lot of remorse, I will not wait with me. This showed how much Guan Yu and Zhang Liao felt sorry for each other at that time.
After that, Zhang Liao accompanied Cao Cao in his conquests of the four directions and made many outstanding achievements. Breaking Yuan Shao, chopping down The Dun, driving Liu Yi, repeatedly making military achievements, was quite appreciated by Cao Cao, and Zhang Liao's title of Zhang Wenyuan really resounded throughout the Land of the Three Kingdoms.
Especially in the Battle of Hefei in 215 AD, Zhang Liao led 800 soldiers against 100,000 soldiers and horses of Eastern Wu, not only unscathed himself, but almost rushed to the enemy's main account and captured Sun Quan alive. Not only did the Eastern Wu army collapse and be discouraged, but it also destroyed the Eastern Wu generals Gan Ning, Ling Tong and others. After this battle, "Zhang Liaowei Zhen Xiaoyaojin" was also passed down as a generation of good stories, and Zhang Liao himself eventually became a rare fierce general under Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period, and was selected for the Martial Temple, which was passed down through the ages.
This battle also made Zhang Liao a nightmare for Sun Quan's life, and even when Zhang Liao was seriously ill and only had half a life left, Sun Quan would instruct his soldiers: 'Although Zhang Liao is ill, he should not be cautious. ''